The teams that are considered to have talent that underachieved this past season and likely need to have some changes in the offseason often seem to have chemistry and/or disciplinary issues. A general theme in recent months & years is that the Western Conference is stronger than the Eastern Conference and part of the difference could be that the East has more rosters with chemistry and/or disciplinary issues that their respective Front Offices have been slow to recognize and/or correct. Eastern Conference Chicago The Bulls have some respectable talent, but have had some disciplinary issues and a lack of veteran leadership. They moved Big Ben because he wasn't providing the needed leadership, but they still have chemisry issues and really need to compose & execute a Plan rather than just assembling players together on a team. New York Many stories have already been written about the problems in the Knicks organization. No need to repeat them here. New management has been brought in, but the Knicks (Dolan) waited too long to make a change and the needed fixes will be somewhat costly. Indianapolis The Pacers have had a combination of injury problems, disciplinary problems and a poor trade that was made with Golden State. The management team of Walsh & Bird failed to take aggressive steps to rectify the situation and improve the attitude- chemistry on the roster. The rest of the Eastern Conference teams might be lacking some in overall talent, but don't have the same issues the Bulls, Knicks and Pacers need to resolve this offseason. Detroit They have some Personality in Rasheed, but the team can execute on the court when they focus. Washington Arenas also stands out, but doesn't appear to be too disruptive. Perhaps a tweak of their roster wouldn't hurt. In looking at the Western Conference, the two teams that have some volatile personalities and perhaps chemistry issues are Denver and Golden State. Denver edged out Golden State for the last Playoff spot, but might not have the right mix of players to go to the next level. Golden State moved some bad contracts to Indianapolis in exchange for some more volatility on the roster. Barely missed the Playoffs, but they probably need some more roster tweaking to move to the next level. Portland used to have a troubled roster, but they have made moves in recent years to have better team chemistry. If a player has problems fitting in Utah, they tend to be moved elsewhere.............Sloan doesn't bend for the player. Houston used to have some motivation and chemistry issues in the past, but the roster has gone through a significant revamp in recent years and it appears to be quite harmonious. In Sacramento, Ron Artest has basketball talent, but his innerself - personality tends to get in the way. He isn't the type that will lead his team anywhere. He could serve as an important cog, but not as the main cog for an Upper Level team. Overall, the Front Office Management in the Eastern Conference seems to be weaker than that in the Western Conference and that has helped contribute to the current Power – Strength imbalance between the two conferences. If the new management in New York is able to be bold and make some drastic roster changes, then they should be able to pull out of the malaise in the next several years. If the Front Offices in Chicago & Indianapolis remain relatively the same, then it might be more difficult for them to acknowledge that they made some poor decisions in recent years and need to make some significant roster changes.
for any teams, the chemistry and/or disciplinary stuff is essential but not sufficient to win a championship, just like what Rox showed me in Game1 today
To me, houston has historically mismanaged their team. They have had superstar players after superstar players and yeah they only have 2 championships to show for it. They never seem to bring in the right pieces to compliment them. Orlando and Minnesota are both similar teams. They can't seem to find a mix of second level talent to go with KG, probably the best PF in the last 10 years. Certainly as good as Duncan. Orlando had Shaq and Penny and now Dwight Howard. All of these players and still can't get it done.
Management and coaching are usually the cause for chemistry problem. Some teams continue to struggle even though they get high picks year after year. Look at the Bulls. Their misery started when they traded away Elton Brand (a sure thing) and drafted two "high potential" high school big men. After several years of collecting young talents, they made a dumb move to get Ben Wallace (a known locker room problem guy) for "veteran leadership." Same thing with Minnesota. They had Garnett for so long and still couldn't do anything. It all started with the stupid illegal deal with Joe Smith.
I agree with you 100%. Here is a prime example. Kobe rumors stired up by the media and he demanded a trade. Truth is the Bulls failed as a team to focus this season because of key players not knowing where they would be. When players demand a trade they do get traded and general managers keep them on the trading block and never take them off. Players know this and GM's around the league know this it part of the business. This disrupts team chemistry and front office problems not just for the Bulls but other teams as well because all these teams now start making the moves and start trying to put together pieces to get Kobe Bryant who remains on the trading block he was never taking off its a golden rule. His no trade clause dictates even more. It has been kept quiet for the most part but reality is i believe he will be traded and i do believe in fake propaganda news for business matters.
The Bucks should have been able to make a run at the playoffs but failed. I feel it was due to disciplinary problems and lack of planning off and on the court.Let's see if they can do better next year.
